Researching Marvin Leath
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 188 people with the Leath surname? In that year Leath was ranked number 3391 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Marvin means "Friend of the Sea" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Marvin Leath on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Marvin Leath and the Leath Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 192 people with the Leath surname in the UK? Leath is now ranked number 3862 for popularity in the UK. |
Leath Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Leath surname in the USA? Leath is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Marvin Leath
James Marvin Leath (May 6, 1931 – December 8, 2000) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.
Born in Henderson, Texas, Leath attended the Rusk County public schools and graduated from Henderson High School in 1949. He attended Kilgore Junior College. B.B.A., University of Texas, Austin, 1954.He served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956 achieving the rank of first lieutenant.Coached football and track, Henderson High School from 1957 to 1959.Business salesman, 1959.Banking, 1962.Officer and director in five Texas banks, and two manufacturing companies.He served as special assistant to United States Representative William R. Poage from 1972 to 1974.
Leath was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1990 to the One Hundred Second Congress.He died on December 8, 2000 in Arlington, Virginia.
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